On Chamundibetta, near Mysuru, the Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority has taken steps to implement a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to maintain cleanliness in the temple premises, following concerns over plastic waste and other trash affecting devotees. The authority has increased the number of sanitation staff and ensured that the temple premises, the steps leading to it, and the roads used by devotees are cleaned regularly. This move comes after Regional Commissioner Nitesh Patil directed the authority to take strict measures to maintain cleanliness, as the current state of affairs was giving a bad impression to tourists visiting from outside the state and even from abroad. Secretary of the Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority, M.J. Roopa, stated that the new SOP will include the forest area and will ensure that cleanliness is maintained daily, with a new batch of staff assigned for night shifts. The authority aims to prevent the ‘use and throw’ attitude among devotees and ensure that the area is clean, especially during peak seasons like Ashada, when lakhs of devotees visit the temple.